Skeptical Chemist: The Story of Robert Boyle (Profiles in Science)

By Raj RajakumarJohn A. KiernanJohn Kiernan, et al.

Book Overview

Robert Boyle, the favorite son of the wealthiest man in England and Ireland, could have lived a life of luxury. Instead he committed himself to advancing scientific knowledge and to helping lay the foundation of modern chemistry. Boyle used his wealth to help found the Royal Society, the first state chartered scientific organization, and to build an elaborate laboratory in which he performed dozens of experiments in chemistry and physics. Robert Boyle lived during an exciting time of revolution and scientific advancement, and his life and work are vividly portrayed for a new generation of young readers in Skeptical Chemist: The Story of Robert Boyle. Book jacket. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781751543
• ISBN13: 9780781751544
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Lippincott Raven
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Super Biography

Very good book, for older elementary and secondary students. Encourages them to think and feel with the book. Thanks again. Great book.

Delightful Short Biography of the Man behind Boyle's Law

This is a delightful short biography of Robert Boyle, known (at least a little bit) by everyone who has studied elementary chemistry or physics as the founder of Boyle's law. Boyle was a member of the British upper class, born in 1627 he lived until 1691. English history students will recognize this as including the years when Oliver Cromwell overthrew King Charles I, when the Black Death was running rampant, when the Great...